TRAFFIC POLLUTION INDICATOR
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1. A traffic pollution indicator for a vehicle comprising:
- one or more sensors that detect;
a change in concentration of one or more first types of pollution and outputs first sensor information based on the change in concentration of the one or more first types of pollution; and
a change in concentration of one or more second types of pollution and outputs second sensor information based on the change in concentration of the second types of pollution;
a microcontroller that receives the first sensor information and the second sensor information and generates a digital representation of the first sensor information and the second sensor information;
a wireless communication device that transmits the digital representation to a display device;
an enclosure housing at least the microcontroller; and
a mount attached to the enclosure and comprising one or more air vent engagement elements for attaching the enclosure to an air vent of the vehicle;
wherein the display device comprises a screen and receives the digital representation from the wireless communication device and presents a visual representation of the digital representation on the screen.
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Abstract
A traffic pollution indicator mounts to an air vent of a car or other vehicle to detect pollution and present pollution information to passengers. The traffic pollution indicator includes one or more sensors for detecting pollution, one or more microcontrollers and one or more communication devices to communicate with one or more display devices. Pollution is typically detected as a change in pollution levels by the traffic pollution indicator. Various display devices or a screen of the traffic pollution indicator present sensor information, in various visual representations, to passengers.
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20 Claims
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1. A traffic pollution indicator for a vehicle comprising:
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one or more sensors that detect; a change in concentration of one or more first types of pollution and outputs first sensor information based on the change in concentration of the one or more first types of pollution; and a change in concentration of one or more second types of pollution and outputs second sensor information based on the change in concentration of the second types of pollution; a microcontroller that receives the first sensor information and the second sensor information and generates a digital representation of the first sensor information and the second sensor information; a wireless communication device that transmits the digital representation to a display device; an enclosure housing at least the microcontroller; and a mount attached to the enclosure and comprising one or more air vent engagement elements for attaching the enclosure to an air vent of the vehicle; wherein the display device comprises a screen and receives the digital representation from the wireless communication device and presents a visual representation of the digital representation on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for displaying pollution information in a vehicle comprising:
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securing a traffic pollution indicator to an air vent of the vehicle with a mount, the traffic pollution indicator comprising one or more sensors that detect changes pollution concentrations and generate sensor information based on the same, and one or more microcontrollers that receive the sensor information and generate a digital representation of the sensor information; receiving the digital representation at a display device; and presenting a visual representation of the digital representation on a screen of the display device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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